Where does “scoliose” come from?

scoliose (French) comes from Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

scoliose (French): scoliosis condition where there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Definitions

  1. scoliosis condition where there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Ancestry of “scoliose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscoliosis—
2Ancient Greekσκολίωσιςobliquity, bending
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “scoliose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →